| PYE | In a 1953 Mervyn Peake novel, Mr ___ goes to Sark to preach |
| PASTRYCOOK | Copy to Sark (anag) - baker (6,4) |
| CUTTY | Ship this to Sark. (5) |
| GORMENGHAST | Mervyn Peake novel, centrepiece of a famous trilogy (11) |
| GROAN | _, 1946 Mervyn Peake novel, first in the Gormenghast trilogy (5) |
| TITUSGROAN | 1946 Mervyn Peake novel; first in the Gormenghast trilogy (5,5) |
| TITUS | 1946 Mervyn Peake novel which is the first in the Gormenghast series, _ Groan (5) |
| LARGSBAY | Which coastal Adelaide suburb was once a port for international shipping, its historic jetty was damaged in a 1953 storm with only a third of its length replaced? (5,3) |
| YOUYOUYOU | Whom "I'm in love with," in a 1953 hit |
| THE | Leo Colston in a 1953 novel by L.P. Hartley (3,2,7) |
| GOBETWEEN | Leo Colston in a 1953 novel by LP. Hartley (3.2-7) |
| AMORE | It makes you "dance down the street with a cloud at your feet," in a 1953 hit |
| DEEDS | 1936 film starring Gary Cooper in the title role, Mr _ Goes To Town (5) |
| SMITH | Mr. ___ Goes to Washington (1939) is about an idealistic youth leader who is appointed to the U.S. Senate (5) |
| STARDUST | All-time favorite song in a 1953 poll of disc jockeys |
| HYDE | Karloff role in a 1953 Abbott and Costello film |
| CADDIE | What was the barmaid's nickname in a 1953 anonymously published autobiography and its 1976 feature f |
| SHANE | Guest at the Starretts' homestead in a 1953 film |
| TITUSALONE | Novel by Mervyn Peake published in 1959 and the fourth in his Gormenghast series (5,5) |
| AIDA | Sophia Loren in a 1953 opera film |
